Missing Password Field Masking Affecting sudo-rs package, versions >=0.2.7 <0.2.10
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- published13 Nov 2025
- disclosed12 Nov 2025
- creditThomas Geiger
Introduced: 12 Nov 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade sudo-rs to version 0.2.10 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Password Field Masking via the password input. An attacker can obtain partial password input by waiting for a timeout to occur after a user begins entering their password but does not press return, causing the entered keystrokes to be echoed back to the console.